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10%OFFWilliam Shakespeare - The History of King Lear: The Oxford Shakespeare - 9780199535828 - V9780199535828
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The History of King Lear: The Oxford Shakespeare

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Description for The History of King Lear: The Oxford Shakespeare Paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages, halftones. BIC Classification: DDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 352.
The Oxford Shakespeare offers authoritative texts from leading scholars in editions designed to interpret and illuminate the plays for modern readers - a new, modern-spelling text, based on the Quarto text of 1608 - on-page commentary and notes explain meaning, staging, allusions and much else - detailed introduction considers composition, sources, performances and changing critical attitudes to the play - illustrated with production photographs and related art - includes 'The Ballad of King Lear' and related offshoots - full index to introduction and commentary - durable sewn binding for lasting use 'not simply a better text but a ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Oxford World's Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199535828
SKU
V9780199535828
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-13

About William Shakespeare
Stanley Wells ran the Oxford Shakespeare Department within OUP while the Complete Works was in preparation. He is a former Director of the Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-upon-Avon.

Reviews for The History of King Lear: The Oxford Shakespeare
'This is a supremely student-friendly edition that will have far-reaching implications. Teachers throughout the English-speaking world will soon begin adopting Wells's edition for their courses.'
Eric Rasmussen, Shakespeare Survey

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